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Aneuretinae Emery,1912 |
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The Aneuretinae share the following characters with the Formicinae and Dolichoderinae (Bolton 2003):
* Dorsal cuticular flap of the metapleural gland anteriorly reduced and posteromedially extended
* Petiole with complete tergosternal fusion
* Postpygidial glands absent
 | | fig. Aneuretus simoni,from antweb.org |
Synapomorphies of the Aneuretinae include the following (based primarily on the sole extant genus, Aneuretus; Bolton 2003):
* Petiole with a long anterior peduncle
* Helcial attachment high on anterior face of abdominal segment III
* Larvae with abundant spinules |
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